Overview
Note As of version 2.5.0, the application uses a different installer format and is installed in a different location. If you are upgrading from an earlier version, complete an uninstall before installing the newer version.
Intel® Battery Life Diagnostic Tool helps IT managers, system administrators, and application developers monitor and diagnose the battery life impact of current system configuration and installed software on computer systems with an Intel® CPU. When run on a system, it estimates expected battery life, provides insight into the system's ability to reach low-power states, and highlights the applications, processes, and configuration errors that impact low-power efficiency.
- Enables independent software vendors (ISV) to improve the power and battery life use of their applications by analyzing their impact on estimated power use, Windows* Management Instrumentation (WMI) activity, analysis of CPU idle and busy periods per process, and impact on CPU power states.
- Enables system administrators to identify individual background processes that have an unintended impact of the power use on the system.
- Provides a low-overhead, turnkey solution to get a comprehensive snapshot of general system information, background activity, and power consumption metrics within a defined timeframe. This snapshot can then be used for troubleshooting issues, or when performing "before/after" comparisons when evaluating system configuration changes.
- Allows corporate IT departments to analyze the impact of build images (installed software and operating system configuration) compared to the out-of-the-box (OOB) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) image on commercial systems.
Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool requires a computer system running Windows® 10 or later with an Intel® Core™ processor (8th generation or later) or Intel® Core™ Ultra processor.
Features
- Includes multiple configurable tests to analyze different aspects of the system's behavior and configuration.
- Generates a summary of findings from each test in an HTML format for easier viewing and sharing, and provides all raw data in a .zip file for further analysis, if needed.
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Provides graphical-user and command-line interfaces to run tests and generate reports.
Available Tests and Metrics
For detailed descriptions of each test workflow and reported metrics, see the user guide included in the application download.
System Configuration Checks
This feature detects improper operating system configurations that can adversely impact a platform's thermal, performance, and power settings. In addition, this test checks for any missing device drivers and compares the system's power settings to recommended values. This test is meant to be used as a starting point to identify common issues.
Estimated test time: 5 minutes
Battery Life Assessment
Performs a more complete analysis of the system, including running processes and CPU activity levels. Highlights processes that have a behavior that might affect battery life and performance.
Estimated test time: 45–60 minutes (with default settings)
Battery Life Assessment with Battery Rundown Option Enabled
Extend the Battery Life Assessment results with an estimation† of the system's total battery life based on the observed activity during the assessment time.
Note This test is designed to be used as an A-B comparison to determine whether any configuration or software stack changes influence the system's battery life.
Estimated test time: 5–6 hours (with default settings)
† This is not to be used as a benchmark nor is it reflective of a real-world use workload.
Software Hygiene
This test provides a more complete and in-depth analysis of software behavior to identify applications and background services causing excessive idle wakes or resource use, as well as system configuration and settings that can negatively impact power and performance behavior.
Estimated test time: 45–60 minutes (with default settings)
Modern Standby
Identify software, hardware, and configuration components that negatively impact the ability of the system to achieve a low-power sleep state ("Modern Standby" or S0).
Estimated test time: 20–30 minutes (with default settings)
License Description
The Intel Battery Life Diagnostic Tool is provided and supported by Intel, free of charge, for use by original equipment or device manufacturers (OEM and ODM), independent software vendors (ISV), and end users, including commercial use. Before downloading or installing, review the license agreement presented on the download page. The application is intended for use only on Intel-based systems and is not compatible with or supported on other platforms at this time.
Get Support
For additional support, feedback, or questions, launch the application, and then from the left-side navigation menu, select Contact Support. Support is limited to general application use. Requests for support on specific system or hardware technical issues should be raised through Intel Customer Support, Intel Premier Support, or your account representative.
User Documentation
User documentation can be found alongside the application when you download the installer .zip file.